Cavaliers expect Anthony Bennett to be healthy by training camp

Anthony Bennett, the Cleveland Cavaliers first-round
selection in the recent NBA Draft, continues to recover from surgery to repair
a torn labrum. Still, Cavs coach Mike Brown told Bob Finnan of The News-Herald
that he expects the rookie to be ready to return by training camp.

While Bennett is expected to be healthy, it will be
interesting to see how Brown uses the big man and gets him playing time at an
already crowded position. Brown told Finnan that, while he may use Bennett as a
small forward in the future, he views him as “strictly” a power forward right
now.

"He's a ‘4,'" Brown said in a telephone interview
from Las Vegas. "That's where he's going to play for us. Way, way, way
down the road, we might try him at ‘3.' Now, he's strictly a ‘4.' "

Still, Brown made it sound like he had a plan to get the
talented big man playing time once he returns healthy.

"I got it figured," Brown said. "His ability
to score in a lot of different ways is intriguing. His explosiveness is intriguing.
His standing reach is higher than lot of guys playing power forward in the
league, including Kevin Love. He's got long arms. There's a desire to want to
be better. He has a lot of upside."